They race through your mind long after the credits have rolled.

For many fans, the cars of the silver screens are much more memorable than the actors who appear behind their wheels.

Quick, name the star of "Vanishing Point."

If you came up with a white 1970 Dodge Challenger sooner than you did Barry Newman, or perhaps Cleavon Little, you get the point.

So put the pedal to the metal, fire up the flux capacitor and strap in for a look at the most memorable cars in movie history. And check out the slideshow for a look at the top 10 and some honorable mentions.

No. 10: 1932 Ford coupe, "American Graffiti"

You know the car. It's the one that rebel John Milner gets to drive around all night, stuck with the 13-year-old played by Mackenzie Phillips. The yellow coupe is also the one that races a black 1955 Chevy driven by a young Harrison Ford.

And of course, as any George Lucas fan will tell you, the car also features the license plate "THX-138," a nod to an early, low-budget film Lucas directed based off one of his student films.

No. 9: 1976 AMC Pacer, "Wayne's World"

OK, so an AMC Pacer isn't normally anything to write home about. But how about a tricked out robin's-egg blue Pacer with flame decals on the side, an overhead licorice rope dispenser and an on-dash CD player?

It's almost enough to make you want to take a road trip to Milwaukee, or "Mill-e-wah-que," to see Alice Cooper.

No. 8: 2003 Mini Cooper S, "The Italian Job"

You might not remember much about the plot of this Mark Wahlberg remake, but one thing that probably did stick with you was the trio of Mini Coopers flying in coordination through the streets, subway tunnels and sewers of Los Angeles.

No. 7: 1959 Cadillac Ambulance, "Ghostbusters"

Few cars are as iconic as the "Ecto1" was. With its distinctive siren, red tailfins, a roof covered in ghost-busting equipment and the "no ghosts" logo on the side, it made everyone want to strap on a proton pack and bust some ghosts.

No. 6: 1974 Dodge Monaco, "The Blues Brothers"

If you're on a mission from God, you couldn't find a better vehicle in which to chauffeur yourself around. Whether Jake and Elwood Blues are driving through a mall, jumping a drawbridge or evading seemingly every law enforcement officer in the state of Illinois, the Bluesmobile was a definite winner.

After all, it had a cop motor, cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks… all it really needed was a new cigarette lighter.

No. 5: 1964 Aston Martin DB5, "Goldfinger"

Bond movies are filled with fabulous cars, making it hard to choose just one. But there may be no cooler car than the Aston Martin the best James Bond, Sean Connery, drove in "Goldfinger."

Complete with machine guns, bulletproof glass, an ejector passenger seat, a revolving license plate, those nifty retractable blades in the hubcaps and many more gadgets, all you need is a Bond girl by your side and a menacing villain to make your day complete.

No. 4: 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390, "Bullitt"

Apart from perhaps "The French Connection," there is no better movie for car-chase aficionados than "Bullitt." The seven-minute chase scene through the hilly streets and curving roads of San Francisco between Steve McQueen's Frank Bullitt and a pair of bad guys driving a 1968 Dodge Charger will have you wondering what kind of suspension systems were in those cars.

No. 3: 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, "Smokey and the Bandit"

Beaten at the box office by only "Star Wars," the stars of "Smokey and the Bandit" were Burt Reynolds and Sally Field. But just as integral to the movie was the black Trans Am with the gold hood bird.

As the catchy theme song sung by co-star Jerry Reed says, the plot is basically about having "a long way to go, and a short time to get there." So sip on a cold Coors, thankfully no longer illegal east of Texas, and pop the movie in the DVD.

No. 2: 1981 DeLorean DMC-12, "Back to the Future"

As Doc Brown says, "If you're gonna build a time machine into a car, why not do it with some style?" With gull-wing doors, a flux capacitor and a plutonium-powered nuclear reactor, the DeLorean was the coolest time machine on wheels.

Despite having some obvious stalling problems, off-set by later modifications that allow it to run on trash, if you get this car up to 88 mph and the 1.21 gigawatts of juice kicks in, it's a sweet ride.

No. 1: 1961 Ferrari 250 GT, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" just wouldn't be the same without the cherry red Ferrari Ferris, Sloane and Cameron use to zip into Chicago. As Cameron says, fewer than 100 of the vehicles were made, which also explains why the car actually featured in the movie isn't the real thing, but rather a 1986 Ferrari-styled kit car.

"It is his joy, it is his love, it is his passion," Cameron says of his dad's car. Mr. Frye loves the car so much he never dries it, just "rubs it with a diaper." But the trio, and two parking garage attendants, give the car a real workout before its untimely demise.

Anybody who's ever skipped school or dreamed of doing so and sitting in the sun-drenched stands of Wrigley Field knows what that Ferrari stands for. Too bad the miles don't come off in reverse though.